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#308cda color: Magical Merlin

#308cda is rgb(48, 140, 218) in RGB and oklch(62.406% 0.14517 248.445) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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208°
100%

62.4%
0.145
248°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • sky-600
  • Black 15%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.57:1Hard to read
Lc -68
Black text
5.89:1Readable · AA
Lc 41

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About #308cda

#308cda is a bright blue color. In OKLCH it has 62.4% lightness, 0.145 chroma and a hue of 248°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.57:1 contrast and black text 5.89:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Magical Merlin (#3d8ed0). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-600.

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #308cda mixed with white

  1. 308cda
  2. 4a98df
  3. 60a4e3
  4. 75afe7
  5. 89bbeb
  6. 9dc6ef
  7. b1d2f3
  8. c4ddf6
  9. d8e8f9
  10. ebf4fc

Darker: #308cda mixed with black

  1. 308cda
  2. 2879bd
  3. 2167a2
  4. 1a5587
  5. 13436c
  6. 0c3354
  7. 06233c
  8. 031425
  9. 010711
  10. 000102

Calmer: #308cda with less saturation

  1. 308cda
  2. 3e8cd2
  3. 498cca
  4. 538cc2
  5. 5c8cba
  6. 648bb2
  7. 6c8ba9
  8. 738aa1
  9. 7a8999
  10. 818890

Questions about #308cda

What color is #308cda?

#308cda is bright blue. The closest named color is Magical Merlin. In RGB it is rgb(48, 140, 218), in HSL hsl(207.53, 69.67%, 52.16%) and in OKLCH oklch(62.406% 0.14517 248.445).

What colors go well with #308cda?

The complementary color of #308cda is #bf7300. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #0099bd and #757bdd. The triadic partners are #ce5d76 and #6d9728.

Is white or black text more readable on #308cda?

White text reads better on #308cda: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.57:1 and black gives 5.89:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #308cda a warm or cool color?

#308cda is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 248 degrees, its lightness 62.4% and its chroma 0.145.